"I call her Vera."

I'd like to know what I did to deserve this. Really, cuz I'd be glad to do it again. Joss Whedon's late, great series Firefly gave us lots to buzz about: Nathan Fillion in another "he's so great , so why don't any of his shows last on tv" role (see also Drive), Joss and co.'s smart and sharp dialog, and Adam Baldwin. Adam played tough guy Jayne, the gun naming (see title of post) mama's boy rebel on Serenity. And when Firefly ended, he jumped over to another Whedon favorite, Angel. And when that ended, he was gone.

Fast forward to fall, 2007. Adam's back! He costars in the new NBC show, Chuck. Now I was a Chuck fan before it aired: Awesome writer/produce-check (Josh Schwartz). Established production company-check (Wonderland Sound and Vision). Lovable lead-check (Zachary Levi). But Monday night's episode just made it must see tv: with is quirky casting, hilarious plot, and razor sharp dialog (courtesy of former O.C. scribe and current Gossip Girl producer Schwartz) it makes for a very funny hour. I swear the only thing better than the sly Lost reference ("Oceanic flight #815 was shot down by...") was the opening scene, where Adam's character (who is and undercover agent working at a Best Buy type store ) racing through the parking lot to stop a shoplifter, only to be stopped by Chuck. Funny, funny, funny. Now we just need some sort of reference to Jayne's hat from Firefly and the Nerd Herd will go nuts!

Liev Schrieber is 40 today.
Red Sox won their first post season game, thanks to amazing pitching by Josh Beckett.